Ice-cream cabinet



oct. 6, 1925. K 1556,51'6

E. V. GARRETT LCE CREAM CABINET Filed Feb. 1o, 1925 v. aannam, or rumene, rENNsYLvAn-IA.

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Application illed'lebruary 10, 1925. Serial No. 8,258.

i' c all/omos 'it may concern Be it lin-own that l, Ennio V. GARRE'rr, a

i' citizen ot ,the United States, residing at v Tamaqua, U State 'o Pennsylvania,

inthe county of Schuylkill and have invented certain new and usetul llmprovementsin Ice- Cream Cabinets; and ll do hereby declare the ollowingitobe a full, clear, and exact descripties ci the invention, such as will enable others in theart towhich it appertains to rnalre and use the same,

Tue present invention relates to improvements in ice creamhcabinets, and. has-for anv obiect to providean nn rovel cabinet uselul in connestronv withntheretailing of' ice cream. end similar commodities, in which the cans or containers ot the ice cream are in- E@ access .to the containers may be had with less troduced and supported in the cabinet at an angular position'to the usualv vertical arrangement whereby greater convenience in likelihood oit contamination of the contents. Another olojiect ot the inventiony resides in providing a cabinet oit the kind stated in which the angular or 'diagonal arrangement ot the containers provides space vabove such contminers for the refrigerant to the end that the cold air 'may circulate downwards upon all parts oil 'the container as long as there is any ol' the refrigerant remaining.

I7llie invention also contemplates the conf? struction or a 4cabinet in which thev top is made available jlor use as a counter or` fountain; wherein the inner wallfoi the cabinet provides or holding and concealing utensilscmployed in connection with suon cabinets; and wherein the refrigerant receptacle is mounted as inet and provided with a drain valve which lies wholly. within the cabinet; the drain may loe connected through any part of cabinet to sewer it desired.

lith the foregoing and o'ther objects in view, the invention will be more fully den scribed hereinafter, and will be more par-- ticularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

ln the drawings, wherein like symbols re- 'ler to like or corresponding parts through out the several views:

Figure 1 is a rear elevation of an improved ice crea-m cabinet constructed in accordance with the present invention;

a unit within the cab# Fi re 2 isua horizontal section taken' on the line 2 2 in Figure 52'; and A Figure 3 1s a vertical central. section taken transversely through the improved cabinet. l o Referring more particularly to the drawin s, the cabinet isA constructed of thefront su stantially vertical wall 4, the substantially vertical'end walls 5 and 6 andthe rear wall 7, arranged at an angle with respect to the vertical or disposed diagonally outwardly of the cabinet space. The cabinet is closed by the bottom 8. The bottom is raised and the rear and front walls 4 and 7 may 'be given suitable ornamental configuration at the bottom, as indicated at 9 in Fig, 1. The lower portion 10 ot the rear wall Z may be 'disposed-in a vertical plane, so as to form an appropriate leg for the cabinet and appropriate support to whiehlto attach the bottom 8. The upper portion 11 of the rear wall is also preferably disposed vertical and' 75 in a line with the lowerpart 10.. At the innermost upper portion of the diagonal part o the rear wall 7 in the embodiment shown in the drawings is arranged a board l2 extending substantially vertical and meeting with the closure plate 13, vwhich extends in a reverse diagonal or angular lrelation with respect to the lower portion 7 of the wall for the purpose o joining thev upper end of the `board 12 with the lower-end; of 'the upper wall portion'll. The late 13 is provided with openings above eac ot 'the container spaces 1l arran ed diagonal or at an angle withinl the cabinet substantially parallel with the diagonal inner wall 7, these spaces being fashioned out of the insulating material 15, which is contained in the cabinet. The insulating material may be thick in a transverse 'direction owing lto the bulged character of the inner partol the container and hence the rapid dissipation of the cold inner atmosphere of the cabinet may loe to a lbetter degree prevented. The spaces 14 are closed individually by the lids or covers 16 ritted in the openings in the closure plate i3. These lids or covers may correspond to those usually placed upon the top ot the standard vertical cabinet. The cans or containers are indicated at 17 and these are removably placed in the spaces below the cover plates and assume the inclined position indicated in Fig. 3. The can covers are indicated at 18 and it will be noted that the entire can from the cover down to the base is situated below some part of the refrigerant receptacle 19, which is supported in the upper part of the vertical portion of the cabinet. The cans preferably rest upon crescent-shaped sleeves or cradles 20 shown l to advantage in Fig. 2, and made from metal or some other appropriate material, with the edges or legs 21 bent downwardly to engage the lower wall of the space 14. These Sleeves or cradles take the strain off the insulated walls of the cabinet when shifting the heavy cans in and out of the cabinet, and they also support the cans and hold them ,in proper position beneath the openings in the cover plate. The bottom of the insulating body is inclined as indicated at 22 to agree with the inclined position in which the cans 17 are to be held. The lateral space 14 inthe insulating material communicates at its lower end with-the vertical space 23 in the insulating material 24: of the main or vertical art of the cabinet. The refrigerant receptac e 19 extends in the upper part of thisv space 23, and its lower end may be 4shaped to extend along the containers 17. For thais purpose, in the embodiment shown in the drawings, the lower 'part of the refrigerant receptacle i's of substantially hopper shape with a drain valve 25 situated at its lowest point and within the cabinet. The refrigerant receptacle is supported in any appropriate manner, as for instance by the metl or other straps 26 ailixed to the beams 36 or counter 27 above the vertical part of the cabinet.

The counter 27 is preferably hinged along its forward edge as indicated at 35 to permit this counter to be raised when access .to the ice receptacle is to be had. A sub-counter 38 be removable or on hinges, and the ice cream orother'commodity kept in the cabinet may be served upon the counter 27, which forms a convenient support for soda water fixtures. The inclined wall 7 may also be used for supporting utensils used in connection with the dispensing of the ice cream. The overhead icing chamber is exposed to the outside temperature only when icing, which will occur probably about twice a week, and thercfrigerant is kept entirely apart from the containers in which the ice cream is held, so that there is no opportunity for the salt or ice to get into the cream, and moreover the arrangement will prevent contamination of the product. The cans are not required to be packed with ice and salt, and consequently, the wear of the cans will be materially decreased as well as the time in performing this work saved. The ice cream will be kept from placing meats or other extraneous commodities on the ice, or from removing ice for refrigerator or domestic use, orfor use in connection with the dispensing of soft drinks.

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By virtue of the fact that the drain valveJ l is placed on the inside of the refrigerator, no loss of refrigeration from this source can occur. With t'he larrangement shown, the outside of the cabinet will be prevented from sweating and destroying the nish. The life of the cabinetQT is greatly increased over the cabinets in use at present, since no tamping is needed.

1. An ice cream cabinet comprising a substantially vertical portion and a diagonal portion intersectingr the vertical portion and providing spaces for the circulation of air, containers arranged angularly in said diagoraal portion and extending into the lower part of the vertical portion, and a receptacle for holding refrigerant out of contact with the containers and for cooling the air in said air spaces and promoting a circulation thereof about the containers, said refrigerant receptacle being placed in the upper part of the vertical portion of the' cabinet and being above said containers.

2. An ice cream cabinet comprising a main substantially vertical portion and a lateral diagonally extending portion, insulating material lining the walls of both portionsof said cabinet and having a substantially vertical space in the main portion of the cabinet and a diagonally extending space in the lateral portion of the cabinet, said spaces communicating at the lower parts thereof for the continuous circulation of cold air, a receptacle suspended in the upper portion of the space within the main cabinetv part for holdi ing refrigerant material out of said spaces and -for promoting a circulation of cold air through said spaces, means for receiving containers in the diagonal space of the lateral part and for holding such containers with all parts thereof extending substantially beneath the refrigerant receptacle, and means for givin access to the refrigerant receptacles an said containers individually.

3. An ice cream cabinet. comprising a maln substantially'vertical portion having a closed top and a lateralportion, insulating material spaces, extending into the lateral portion and arranged .diagonally with an inclinedbase to receive containers of icecream and the jlike, inclined cover plates for the lateral part bfthe compartment through Which access mayfbe had to the containers, and a receptacle extending `in the upper portion 'of the main part of the cabinet below said closed top for holding refrigerant material out of contact with the containers and-open spaces beneath said receptacle and about the containers, and means for giving access to the refrigerant receptacle through or under said top. f l

4. An ice cream cabinet comprisin a substantially vertical portion and an a joining late-ral portion With communicating air spaces in both said portions, cans held diagonallyin said lateral portion, a receptacle held above said cans in the vertical portion of the cabinet for holding refrigerant material out of contact ivithsaid air spaces and the cans and for promoting a circulation of cold air through the spaces and about said cans, a sub-counter above said refrigerant receptacle hav-ing an opening t'herein, a cover plate for the opening, and a main counter hinged to 'said cabinet above said sub-- EARL v. -GfAnmmrrr.

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